SINGAPORE — Former GIC investment chief Ng Kok Song's entry into the presidential race could see him competing for votes from both former deputy Prime Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam and founder of Harvey Norman Ossia George Goh, with one analyst describing him as the 'middleground' candidate.
SINGAPORE — Former GIC investment chief Ng Kok Song's entry into the presidential race could see him competing for votes with both former Deputy Prime Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam and founder of Harvey Norman Ossia George Goh, with one analyst describing him as the"middleground' candidate.
“Singapore needs a President who is independent of any political party to safeguard the integrity of our institutions,” said Mr Ng who was the latest person to announce his intention to run for presidency.
However, Dr Felix Tan, a political analyst from NTU, said that Mr Ng would definitely split some of the votes from Mr Tharman and Mr Goh as he appears to be on “some sort of middle ground". Associate Professor Chong Ja Ian, from the political science department of the National University of Singapore said: “If Mr Tharman performs well against both of them, this will call into question the claim that Singaporeans vote along ethnic lines which undergirds both the GRC and reserved presidency systems.”
"Again, all things being equal, he may also pull in voters who might prefer an ethnic Chinese president," he added. In addition, the company must have at least S$500 million in shareholders’ equity during the person's most recent three-year period as CEO and have been profitable after tax for the entire time that the candidate served as CEO.Management in 2015 and currently serves as the chairman of the private hedge fund.
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